Eagris subalbida

Eagris subalbida

Eagris subalbida figure 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Eagris
Species:	E. subalbida
Binomial name
*Eagris subalbida* (Holland, 1893)^[1]
Synonyms
Sarangesa subalbida Holland, 1893 Trichosemeia terastigma var. albiventer Strand, 1913 Sarangesa thecla var. obscura Aurivillius, 1925 Sarangesa aurivillii Neustetter, 1927 Sarangesa theclides Holland, 1896

Eagris subalbida, the Chocolate Flat, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and Rwanda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males are known to feed from flowers and bird droppings.

Subspecies

Eagris subalbida subalbida (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)
Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927) (Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Rwanda)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae

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